# FW: That numeric verb thing again.

Ron Stanions (chaeon@roc.clawpaw.com)
Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:53:15 PST

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    From:  H. Peter Anvin[SMTP:hpa@trantor.storm.net]
    Sent:  Monday, February 19, 1996 3:25 PM
    To:  local-moo@terminus.storm.net; moo-cows@parc.xerox.com
    Subject:  Re: That numeric verb thing again.

    >In article <01BAFED5.917D3120@phoenix.clawpaw.com>,
    >Ron Stanions <chaeon@roc.clawpaw.com> wrote:
    >>
    >>The first and biggest is with .program.  pre 1.8.0, .program #123:foo
    >>or .program #123:3 would access the same verb.  now, in 1.8.0 it
    >>becomes 'safe' to create a verb named "3", but now which verb does
    >>.program #123:3 refer to, the third verb, or the verb named "3" ?
    >>The syntax for .program will have to change somewhat.
    >>
    >
    >Isuggest using the already-unambiguous MOOcode syntax:
    >
    >object:verb OK iff verb doesn't contain " ( )
    >object:("verb") otherwise
    >object:(verbno) for verb numbers

    Yes, but for .program this won't work.  if I have two verbs 'l*ook this =
    none none' and 'l*ook none none none' how can I use .program to write =
    the second verb? (without setting the $server_option that is.)